How much do welders make an hour in Bremerton, WA?

The median hourly wage is $34.48. The middle half earn between $29.11 and $45.14 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice welders make in Bremerton, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.85 an hour ($53,770 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.11.

Do welders make more in Bremerton or Seattle?

Bremerton pays more: the median is $71,720 in Bremerton and $66,240 in Seattle, a 8% difference.

How does Bremerton pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Bremerton median of $71,720 is 14% more than the Washington median of $63,020.

Welder salary in Bremerton, WA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Welders in the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA area earn a median of $71,720 a year, or $34.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $101,360. Statewide, welders earn a median of $63,020; Bremerton is 14% above it.

Median yearly pay$71,720

Bottom 10% under$53,770Top 10% over$101,360

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $25.85/hr
Jobs in this area: 740
After cost of living: $67,910
Median hourly pay: $34.48/hr
vs U.S. median: +33%
vs Washington median: +14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14740, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA). Excludes self-employed welders. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to top welder pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$53,770–$60,550$25.85–$29.11/hr
Experienced welder	$71,720$34.48/hr
Top earners	$93,890–$101,360$45.14–$48.73/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Bremerton, WA compares

Bremerton has the highest welder median of the 13 Washington metro areas with published pay.
Welders are more concentrated in the Bremerton area than nationally: 7.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.0 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $101,360, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $53,770: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do welders make in Bremerton, WA?: Welders in the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA area earn a median of $71,720 a year, or $34.48 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $101,360.
How much do welders make an hour in Bremerton, WA?: The median hourly wage is $34.48. The middle half earn between $29.11 and $45.14 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice welders make in Bremerton, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.85 an hour ($53,770 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.11.
Do welders make more in Bremerton or Seattle?: Bremerton pays more: the median is $71,720 in Bremerton and $66,240 in Seattle, a 8% difference.
How does Bremerton pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Bremerton median of $71,720 is 14% more than the Washington median of $63,020.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 51-4121 (Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers), area code 14740 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed welders and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (105.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures